The Gender and Inclusion Toolbox: Participatory Research in Climate Change and Agriculture

This toolbox (PDF) provides gender-responsive methods and tools for the development and research community. It is the result of a long-term partnership between the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), and CARE International. The participatory toolbox builds on the previously released Gender and Climate Change Research in Agriculture and Food Security for Rural Development (PDF) training guide produced by FAO and CCAFS. The toolbox is divided into four main parts and includes a) an overview of concepts in gender, climate change, participation, qualitative research, and gender and social analysis; b) team-based learning and reflection activities to support gender and inclusion concepts; c) a logistics and planning guide supporting sampling strategy, sex-disaggregation, and field work best practices; and d) participatory research tools covering co-production of knowledge, climate resilient agriculture, climate information, and mitigation for socially differentiated data collection and analysis.

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